1997 Château de Malle

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  9/23/2023 - Harry Cantrell wrote: 93 Points

  Golden yellow. Nose of vanilla, lemon, mango. Taste mouthfilling, botrytis, lemon. Delish.

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  5/28/2018 - Eudemis Likes this wine:

  14.5% alcohol. Cork of medium length and good density with large white crystals; there are even larger white deposits at the bottom of the bottle (I wonder if these are sugars). Dark colour similar to apple juice.
  The nose is pleasant if a bit simple with quince and some faint oxidative notes. The mouth is a bit better with caramelised apple, reasonable acidity and a not unpleasant slightly bitter kick in the finish. The alcohol sticks out a bit.
  Not bad at all, but not a patch on my last Sauternes (Nairac). I find this bottle somewhat lacking in finesse and complexity, and I cannot help wondering if it was chaptalised; I don't see this improving.
  Not a repeat purchase.

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  5/5/2016 - KVM wrote:

  Dark gold, even bronze. Fruit is gone. Nose and palate of brown sugar, caramel and tannin on the finish.

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  1/10/2015 - ChristopherB Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Nice copper-gold colour. Open nose with a bouquet reminding me of pumpkin (like a Hungarian tokaj), caramel, cotton candy, fresh peaches and a touch of beeswax. You can tell that the grapes developed botrytis. In the mouth, the aromas are similar to those on the nose, but the fresh peach is replaced with peaches in syrup (canned peaches). The attack is unctuous and sweet with a bit of acidity remaining to counter-balance the sugar. There is also a touch of bitterness on the moderately long finish. I didn't like this wine when I tasted it 3 and 5 years ago, finding it harsh and un-interesting, but it has finally come into its own (from a 500mL bottle). The 2005 of the same wine was better younger, and I am curious if it will evolve as will as this one finally did. Good wine, good de Malle.
  
  Belle couleur or-cuivre. Nez ouvert avec un bouquet rappelant la citrouille (comme un tokaj hongrois), le caramel, le barbe-à-papa, la pêche de vigne et une pointe de cire d'abeille. En bouche, attaque doucereuse, avec la continuation du nez, sauf que la pêche de vigne est remplacée par la pêche en sirop. Il y a encore une pointe d'acidité, mais maintenant, c'est surtout onctueux avec une finale sur une pointe d'amertume avec une bonne longueur. Je n'avais pas aimé ce vin les deux dernières fois que je l'ai goûté (il y 3 et 5 ans), mais maintenant, fermement à point, je le trouve très agréable et valant son prix. Bon vin, bon de Malle. Le 2005 me semble déjà meilleur, mais qui sait comment il sera a âge égal.

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  5/19/2014 - Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Served with chocolate parfait, didn't have high hopes, but this has held well and expressed classic Sauternes style. Drink up.

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